Ok, I haven't updated in a long time so some people have asked whether this is discontinued or not. No, I've just been having technical difficulties for a while. Thank you to the Geek Squad who finally fixed it! Now I get to put another chapter up. I know you've been waiting so patiently. Cookies and Ramen Noodles for everyone!

-Kit

When Gorman had finally entered the room, the scene he saw was sad. The other three boys sat around Tyler. He didn't know what had happened but the room was a disaster. With a little magic of his own, it was instantly back to normal, or it at least looked normal.

Gorman stepped forward. Reid was holding Tyler's head up, sobbing desperately over him. "He's not coming back, Reid…"

"No! He has to. He can't leave me, he can't leave us." Reid shouted, he never looked up once at Gorman. Gorman then walked over behind the other boys to Reid. He placed his hand on his shoulder, he was never too good at showing affection.

"Go to the dorms and get some rest, Reid. There's nothing more you can do here, so I'll take care of everything else." He made Reid take Tyler out of his lap and grabbed him by the arm. When he tried to pull Reid to his feet he protested.

"No, I'll stay right here!" But Gorman pushed him, as well as Caleb and Pogue, out the door. He looked down sadly at the youngest covenant member.

'Joseph, I didn't know it would be like this. I knew one day he'd get to meet you again, but so soon? I promised that nothing like this would happen to him, my brother. The more I think about it, he was almost exactly like you in every way. I would have begged that he'd have lived longer, I would have given my life for his, but it is out of my hands. He is to their covenant like you were to ours. Lord, I miss you, Joseph. Say hello to your son, I know both of you will be doing fine.'

He raised his head from his prayer, tears streaking down his face. He had just seen the ending of the Simms line. If anything had happened to Caleb, he could do something to extend the line, if he was lucky. He knew that Caleb could take care of himself, unlike his father had.

Reid moped sadly out of the door, not paying attention to anything around him. He felt so numb. His best friend had just died right before his eyes, and he couldn't do anything to stop it. Why Tyler, the thought kept running circles through his mind. He didn't notice as he barged into someone coming in the automatic sliding doors.

"Oh! I'm sorry! I'm just in a rush. My brother said that he had hurt someone I knew so I just wanted to make sure he wasn't dead." He said, slurring all his words together, making him sound rather drunk. His hair was medium length and dirty blonde, but that's not what surprised him. His eyes were clover green. Like Raary's, Reid thought. It had to have been a coincidence. Caleb and Pogue gave him a confused look as the guy was about to run off.

"Hey, what's your name?"

"My name? Last time I checked it was Shaant. Right now I'm not so sure… It could be Kyle or Jason for all I know. People just call me Shaant. Shaant Eliot." A look of anger washed over Reid's face as Shaant scurried off and turned into Tyler's room.

When the other three had gotten there the door had shut and locked. They peered inside them open blinds to see Shaant speaking with a very unhappy looking Gorman. The blinds were shut when Gorman stepped out into the hallway with the boys. Reid cursed under his breath as he tried in vain to open the locked door.

"Let him do this, you have to trust him for now." Gorman said coldly.

Shaant peered down at the younger boy. He looked just like he did when he was younger. Why his brother had held a grudge for this long, he hadn't a clue. He placed his hand on Tyler's shoulder and dug his fingers in. Slowly but surely, the tube eased out of his shoulder. He put a lid on te canister and stuck it in his jacket pocket. Even though he was here to help Tyler, he had to help his brother too.

He looked down at Tyler's still lifeless body. He had loved him ever since they were younger. Why would now be any different. He bent over and kissed Tyler on the lips. Slowly the red vines began to fade away. Tyler's blue eyes open and Shaant's breath hitched.

They were so beautiful. They dug into his soul and deeper if they could. He smiled, "You may not remember me but I am your friend." He opened the door and disappeared before anyone else could see him.

He was now in a dark, grimey, cellar. There was hardly any light, but Shaant had become accustomed to it. "Do you have it?" Shaant just rolled his eyes and placed the canister on the old wooden table by the wall. He wanted to stay outside longer, much longer, but feared his brother's wrath. Raary pushed Shaant into an iron-barred room and locked the door.

This was his prison. No one remembered him enough to come find him. No one cared. This would one day be his demise. Shaant? That was his name wasn't it? That's what his brother called him, but his brother had called him a number of things. He wasn't allowed to have something of his own. Not even his name.

There you go. Tell me what you think please!

-Kit